Calling all crafters!  How about starting out 2012 by learning how to felt with natural fibers?  Under the direction of Sherry Watkins, fiber artist extraordinaire from Loudon,TN, we will be :

**Making a pair of felted alpaca moccasins

**Felting Goat Milk bar soap

**Learning the true ins and outs of fiber skirting for show fleeces

**Learning how to dye fiber using commercial dyes and Kool-Aid.

(Get ready to turn those creative juices loose!)

Once these techniques are learned, there are endless craft and clothing possibilities, and it offers some great answer’s for "What do you do with Alpaca’s?"  Felting can be done with most fiber producing animals. 

Workshop will be held January 27 and January 28, in Bonham, Texas, at the American Bank building, 120 W. Sam Rayburn Drive, Elizabeth May Room, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  

A farm tour of Shaggy Chic` Suri Ranch,™ on Sunday, January 29, 11:00 a.m. wraps up the weekend.  Come to see the animals that give us this luxuriously soft and warm fiber, have some snacks, and get to ask Sherry any remaining questions.  

Cost for the weekend is $175.  Lunch and materials provided Friday and Saturday.

Reservations by Jan. 20 are a must.  $75 non-refundable deposit is due at time of reservation, with the rest due at the beginning of Friday class. 

**You do not need to own alpacas to attend.

***Fiber is available for purchase after the class.